Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Java): Building core financial solutions for wealth management with an accent on scalability, security, and architectural design. Focus on translating complex financial problems into code, implementing TDD, and optimizing distributed systems using Spring Boot and cloud technologies.

Location: Remote (Must be based in a time zone +/- 2 hours from Berlin time)

Company

hirify.global provides core financial solutions for partners and influencers to disrupt the wealth management market.

What you will do

• Lead product assignments through all phases of planning, development, and delivery.
• Actively drive architectural design and technical decision-making for the platform.
• Perform code peer-reviews and mentor junior and mid-level engineers to ensure high code quality.
• Develop and optimize services using Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Postgres, and Astra-DB.
• Improve system scalability and security to support a growing solution.
• Collaborate on product improvements to enhance the overall customer experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java and preferably Spring Boot.
• Expertise in Test Driven Development (TDD) and extensive unit and integration testing skills.
• Residence in a time zone within +/- 2 hours of Berlin time.
• English language proficiency is mandatory.

Nice to have

• Experience in investing, personal wealth management, or knowledge of financial products and stock markets.
• Mathematical proficiency or statistical training.
• Experience with Machine Learning or big-data stacks such as MongoDB or Cassandra.
• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Open discussion culture with shared decision-making and high individual ownership.
• Strong emphasis on knowledge sharing and professional growth.
• Commitment to work-life balance and compatibility between family and career.
• High focus on automation to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Opportunity to learn about investing and managing money through real-world problems.